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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Toolkit for "Browder v. Gayle"

Although the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in galvanizing the civil rights movement and promoting awareness of the injustice of segregated busing, Browder v. Gayle provided the legal basis for ending transportation segregation in Alabama. Despite its importance, the Browder v. Gayle case remains relatively untaught civil rights history.

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March 14, 2017

Ten Myths About Immigration—Updated!

Young child holding American flag sitting on top of parent's shoulders.

Educators and students need to understand the facts about immigration and immigrants in the United States now more than ever.

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Immigration

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August 30, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants Roundup: Elementary and Middle School

TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Here are a few of our favorites.

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Rights & Activism

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September 19, 2018

The Brett Kavanaugh Controversy Has Inspired a Dangerous Defense

Calls for due process are understandable. But dismissing allegations of sexual assault as typical teenage behavior sends a dangerous message to all young people.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Broadside for a Reward for Enslaved People Who Escaped

The poster describes each of the four formerly enslaved persons—two male and two female. It also lays out the grounds for the reward, offering $1000 for the capture of all four as well as smaller rewards for the capture of any of the four formerly enslaved persons individually.

Unidentified

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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Informational

Insult or Honor?

Are American Indian names, mascots and logos insulting or honorable? Veronica Majerol outlines the debate, citing evidence from local high school students, the N.C.A.A, and a founder of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.

Veronica Majerol

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9-12

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Civics

History

Geography

January 21, 2016

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Literature

George Moses Horton, Myself

This poem illustrates the ways Horton saw slavery imprisoning both his body and mind.

George Moses Horton

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Literature

We’ll Soon Be Free

This spiritual illustrates how enslaved people saw the Civil War through the lens of Christian imagery.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Informational

Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860

Lincoln’s letter to Alexander H. Stephens states his desire to prevent slavery’s spread and not threaten it where it already existed. This speaks to the centrality of slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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The Dis-United States. Or the Southern Confederacy.

This is a political cartoon satirizing the secession of South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana in an attempt to show the disunity of the new Confederacy.

Currier and Ives, New York

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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